Author(s): Brigid Freeman,Russell Tytler,Simon Marginson
Format: Hardback
No. of Pages: 304
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Language: English
Date Published: 2014-12-25
Dimensions: 158 x 236 x 24mm
Publication City/Country: London, United Kingdom
Edition:
Illustrations: 35 Line drawings, black and white; 31 Tables, black and white; 35 Illustrations, black and white

Across the world STEM (learning and work in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) has taken central importance in education and the economy in a way that few other disciplines have. STEM competence has become seen as key to higher productivity, technological adaptation and research-based innovation. No area of educational provision has a greater current importance than the STEM disciplines yet there is a surprising dearth of comprehensive and world-wide information about STEM policy, participation, programs and practice.


The Age of STEM is a state of the art survey of the global trends and major country initiatives in STEM. It gives an international overview of issues such as:










STEM strategy and coordination







curricula, teaching and assessment







women in STEM







indigenous students







research training







STEM in the graduate labour markets







STEM breadth and STEM depth







The individual chapters give comparative international analysis as well as a global overview, particularly focusing on the growing number of policies and practices in mobilising and developing talent in the STEM fields. The book will be of particular interest to anyone involved in educational policy, those in education management and leaders in both schooling and tertiary education. It will have a wider resonance among practitioners in the STEM disciplines, particularly at university level, and for those interested in contemporary public policy.